The Liverpool forward collected 51 per cent of the vote on UEFA’s website to claim the prize after a deflected goal against the La Liga side capped an impressive display.
Salah saw off competition from Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United), James Rodriguez (Bayern Munich), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Taison (Shakhtar Donetsk) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) to pick up the accolade.